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Christmas Carols for Ukulele Orchestra by M. Ryan Taylor

M. Ryan Taylor (of ukuleleplay.com) has released a ukulele song book in time for the Christmas season. This one is specifically written for a ukulele orchestra. The book has 12 songs and each song is broken into 3 parts. The first part has the condensed orchestral-style
score (all of the parts together). The second part is the lyric and rhythm part, and the last part is the separate tablature for all three parts. This book is definitely great for a ukulele group that wants to push itself to the next level.

Even if you aren’t involved in a ukulele orchestra or group, this is also useful for solo play. The Christmas songs in this book are all-time classics.

Here are the songs:

Away in a Manger

Carol of the Bells

Deck the Hall

God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen

Good King Wenceslas

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Jingle Bells

Joy to the World

Silent Night

We Three Kings

We Wish You a Merry Christmas!

What Child is This?

This book would be perfect for someone wanting to have some fun with multitrack software like Audacity or GarageBand. Laying down the different tracks with the different parts would be a blast.